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->''"Can we'' not ''tell anyone you just carried me in your arms like a baby?"''-->-- '''Lucifer Morningstar''', ''Series/Lucifer2016''

A man carries a woman in his arms -- one arm under her legs and the other supporting her back like a groom carrying his bride. It usually denotes or foreshadows a romantic relationship between the characters or a major difference in their physical strength or both. It's also called a princess carry.

Variations of this trope are common and include:* Switching the roles of the carrier and the carry-ee (i.e. the DamselInDistress carrying TheHero in this fashion).* Making the carry-ee just a bit too heavy for the carrier to handle.* Having the carry-ee [[WellExcuseMePrincess complain about the treatment]].* Having the carry-ee [[AmusingInjuries bang their head against the doorframe]] when the couple tries this while walking through a door.

When the participants ''aren't'' romantically involved, expect fans to [[ShipTease cite this as "proof"]] that they really are.

If the person being held is injured, dead or dying, it may cross over into PietaPlagiarism. Usually, coexists with rescue tropes like RescueRomance and EmbarrassingRescue. See also SecurityCling. Contrast OverTheShoulderCarry and EffortlessAmazonianLift.

In real life, carrying someone with neck or back injuries in this way can [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs be damaging to their neck or spine]]. In such cases, the example properly belongs in WorstAid, not this page.

Not to be confused with TribalCarry.----!!Examples

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia''** A bonus strip for Christmas has America complimenting Lithuania on his stripping skills and then carrying him bridal style to Poland's house.** Fanart for Hungary also includes a gender reversal: namely ''her'' carrying Austria away bridal-style. Sometimes with Austria wearing the dress. OTOH, there are also arts with Austria ''trying'' to carry Hungary like this, but [[NonActionGuy he can barely lift her off her feet]].*** In canon Hungary [[BeamMeUpScotty has never carried Austria like this]], but she ''does'' pick up somebody else in her arms: [[spoiler:the teenaged Holy Roman Empire, an IllBoy afflicted with a SoapOperaDisease (implied to come from the progressive debilitation of the HRE lands under all of the in-fighting between the Germanic states).]]** In most US[=/=]UK fan-fictions America at one point or another has to carry England Bridal style. He's also seen doing this to Japan. ** Sufin fanarts sometimes have Sweden do this to Finland.* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':** [[ByronicHero Guts]] scoops up a battle-exhausted and initially bashful [[ActionGirl Casca]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/9f/aa/eb/9faaebdf1f13ca3d810747128e32ef72.jpg in his arms]] after the Battle of Doldrey so that he can carry her to see Griffith. It says much about the romantic significance of this gesture that although he's given piggyback rides to other females who needed carrying, such as [[PrincessClassic Princess Charlotte]] and [[CuteWitch Schierke]], Casca is the [[FirstGirlWins only one]] who he has ever swept off her feet like this. It also the literal beginning of Casca's more than platonic feelings towards him, despite her initial hatred. ** A heart breaking example later on when [[KnightTemplar Mozgus]] holds an unconscious Casca in this fashion when he gains [[GoodWingsEvilWings angel wings]] and flies away from Guts who can do nothing while Mozgus's [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad men]] hold him back. With Casca in the white dress it's almost looks beautiful and serene, if not for the fact the priest is planning to burn Casca alive for being a "witch". Guts manages to [[RescueArc save]] her however. %% Luka sometimes does this to Yuki in ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName''.* ''Manga/BlackButler'' loves to have this happen whenever Sebastian, in all of his demonic {{b|attleButler}}utler glory, rescues his young master, Ciel, from imminent danger.* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''** Yoruichi does this to Soifon in the third movie and in the anime, after her fight with Suzumebachi.** Happens in the manga with Shinji and Hiyori. [[spoiler:The former saved the latter after Gin [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe had cut her in half. He's carrying her top part, at least.]]]]** Renji carries Rukia like this will trying to escape with her from the execution grounds.* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Yukimura wraps Rokuro in his cloak and carries him [[spoiler:on the night of Anastasia's betrayal after Rokuro's [[EyeScream stabbed his own magic eye out]] to prevent her taking its secrets, repelled [[BreakTheCutie Isanami's]] [[PowerOfTheVoid darkness blast]] from Sasuke, and then succumbed to [[PoisonedWeapons poisoned wounds]] from his earlier fight. As Yukimura carries him back to his rooms, they banter sadly about whether losing the eye counts as a failure for Rokuro [[UndyingLoyalty to keep his promise to Yukimura or not]].]] * In ''Manga/ACentaursLife'' after seeing a catboy/mermaid couple going around like this, [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Himeno]] expresses a desire to be carried around like this.-->'''Kyouko:''' "So you're considering dating construction cranes?"* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'':** Horribly used when Ran, Conan, Sonoko, Sonoko's sister Ayako and Ayako's friends see a mysterious bandaged man carry a kidnapped girl away in his arms, right before [[spoiler:the girl's mutilated body]] is found. It was a stage trick with a doll, piano wire[[spoiler:... and the woman's already [[OffWithHisHead decapitated head]]]].** In another episode, Ran is carried like this[[spoiler:by the killer of the week, who has drugged her ''and'' is about to try drowning her to have an alibi.]]** Again in the flashback to New York case with Shinichi carrying Ran away after [[spoiler:they saved a disguised Vermouth's life.]]** In the fifth movie [[spoiler:Haibara intends to sacrifice herself to allow the gang to escape the bombed tower by counting the time bomb until the end. However, she's stopped by Genta of all people who dashes to her and carries her back to the car they intended to use to escape. He also gives her a speech that roughly means "everyone life is important and we won't let you left behind!".]] He's not TheBigGuy for nothing!* Occurs once with Satoshi and Daisuke in ''Manga/DNAngel''. Daisuke fell ill at school and Satoshi carried him to the infirmary. And Dark generally does this to the girls that he rescues.* ''Anime/DragonBall''** Funnily enough kid Goku does this to Bulma when their car gets blown up and she is briefly knocked out, very impressive too since Goku [[TinyGuyHugeGirl only went up to Bulma's knees at that point]] this due to his Saiyan [[SuperStrongChild strength]]. Goku then elects to piggyback Bulma which looks just as odd, before Yamcha comes along in his car to give them a lift. ** Tien carries the murdered Krillin in this fashion. It's so heart wrenching to see the tiny lifeless kid in the big dude's arms. ** In ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' when Goku recovers from the [[WorfHadTheFlu heart virus]], he does this with Chi-Chi but not before [[TwirlOfLove spinning her around]] and throwing her up in the air and [[FallingIntoHisArms catching her]]. In a Saga full of heartbreak it's [[http://d2dcan0armyq93.cloudfront.net/photo/odai/400/34e3b0f42d62284d6857d93615793855_400.jpg incredibly sweet]] moment and actually more joyful than the manga where Goku just get out of bed and leaves. ** Krllin does to [[RobotGirl 18]] after Cell pukes her out of his body and since he is so short, Krillin [[TinyGuyHugeGirl only goes up to 18's waist]], [[https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/ultradragonball/images/3/3b/Krillin_and_18.png/revision/latest?cb=20110503221533it it looks plenty strange]]. ** Gohan does this with Videl after the latter's match with Spopovitch.* [[SnakePeople Miia]] from ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'' expresses a desire to be carried like this. [[OurCentaursAreDifferent Centorea]] cannot help but wonder if that's even physically possible.* In the final episode of ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Renton carries Eureka this way in space when they kissed each other for the 2nd time. After a year, they officially became husband and wife in the Thurston family register.* In ''Manga/FairyTail'', Natsu carries Erza this way after saving her from the exploding Tower of Heaven. In a later arc, Elfman and Evergreen get gravely injured in a battle, and Elfman bridal carries the unconscious Evergreen back to the camp.* In ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'', Shu does this with [[{{Tsundere}} Ayase]] in one of the penultimate episodes to get her into the cockpit of her HumongousMecha. Ayase is both a proud woman and physically disabled; her handicap is a rather large BerserkButton for her. The friendly smile and tone of voice she uses shows how her view of Shu as gone from TheLoad to [[TrueCompanions one of her closest friends]].* Katou carried Iwaki across the threshold in the YaoiGenre series ''Manga/HaruWoDaiteita'', with just a little staggering and sweat on his face.* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', at start of the series Alucard carries the newly turned Seras Victoria like this, symbolic in the sense that Seras is technically reborn as vampire. * In the first episode of ''Manga/IDreamOfMimi'', Akira carries Mimi to the bathroom and hide from a rogue android. He even tells that she's light for a Robot Girl, presumably because of the advanced technology or body frame used in creating her.* ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'':** Ichika does this to Houki to help her get into the [[PoweredArmor IS suit]]. Houki becomes quite happy when he does this for her.** He does this again with Houki at the end of episode 12, after sharing an AlmostKiss with her, right before being chased by the other four [[ClingyJealousGirl girls in the harem]], who are very angry that she's way ahead of them with Ichika.* We see this in ''Manga/InuYasha'' among with male leads carrying their female love interests; Inuyasha carries Kagome and Miroku carries Sango. There are also a few cases where Kagome finds herself in the arms of Kouga in this manner.* ''Anime/ItazuraNaKiss'': Naoki carries out Kotoko like this a lot when she's sick or injured, for example as she faints in the street and Naoki has to take her to the hospital.* ''Franchise/{{Jewelpet}}''** ''Anime/JewelpetHappiness'': Kousuke's grandfather met his wife Kasumi when she saved him from drowning in this fashion.** ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'': used a lot, and often an InvokedTrope. Episode 4 is entirely about the Petit Ladies having to pass a test about being "princess-carried" (for this is how the show calls it). In episode 16, Charon forces Levin to carry her around like this because she wants to use the trope in her novel. In episode 18, Lillian thinks the present test is going far too smoothly, so she stages a fall for Romeo to catch her like this.* In the YaoiGenre anime ''Manga/JunjouRomantica'':** After Misaki sprains his ankle while escaping from captivity, Usami carries him away this way, in front of his brother and their servants. Later, he's carrying Misaki piggyback, and Misaki complains it feels silly, prompting Usami to ask "would you rather be carried like a princess?"** Once again Usami carries Misaki in this way to the bedroom after Misaki's attempt to seduce him in chapter 21.* In ''Manga/KamisamaKiss'' Tomoe carries Nanami like this when they first contracted. He later does it again after he saves her from Mizuki and when she falls from a ladder.* Hilariously inverted in chapter 11 of ''Manga/{{Karneval}}'', where [[ActionGirl Eva]] carries a wounded [[BadassNormal Gareki]] (under the threat of being kissed if he doesn't comply) because he was staggering and slowing their progress. He's not happy about it.* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': Gamma to Uni at the end of episode 192.** [[BigDamnHeroes Tsuna]] in his Hyper Dying Will Mode carries [[DamselInDistress Kyoko]] like this while rescuing her from Tazaru's attack.%% ''Manga/KingOfIdol:'' [[DisguisedInDrag Mahoro]] did this to Sena in [[spoiler:chapter 14]]* In ''Manga/KomattaTokiNiWaHoshiNiKike'' this seems to be Kiyomine's preferred carrying method when carrying Takara, he uses it whenever Takara has hurt himself, can't walk by himself, or just to annoy him; at first it embarrassed Takara, but as time went on, he got used to it, to the point of it being natural.* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh''. There are a few times in which Yuri was carried and/or caught from falling a long distance like this. Probably because he's usually a male DamselInDistress when he's not in Maoh-mode. He carries Wolfram this way one time during that one episode in the snowstorm.* ''Anime/LastOrderFinalFantasyVII'': After putting the Buster Sword sword though Sephiroth, Cloud remembers his childhood crush Tifa is still in danger promptly throwing his helmet off he picks recently slashed Tifa up in his arms, and ''slowly'' carries her to safety fulfilling ThePromise he made her. It's also the first time we see Cloud's face in the FlashBack. * ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''** The aftermath of Nanoha and Fate's final battle in the first season, with Nanoha carrying the beaten Fate in this manner.** The light novel version of the first season does it again, only this time, it's a picture of Fate carrying the beaten Nanoha as they gaze into each other's eyes.** Chapter 14 of the manga adaptation of the first season features Fate performing this for Nanoha in a BigDamnHeroes moment [[spoiler:when the damage dealt during their mock battle, combined with her low mana level, results in Nanoha falling off a tall building and almost crashing into some debris at the bottom.]]** Nanoha does this to Vita in Chapter 19.5 of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'', as Vita had fallen asleep in the car while Nanoha was driving to Hayate's house for dinner. After waking up, a deeply embarrassed Vita screams "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!" at the top of her lungs, while Nanoha tells her that she tried to wake her up but failed.** [[PuppyLove Erio and Caro]] have alternated in carrying each other bridal style in both the series and promotional material.* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''** Setsuna does this all the time with Konoka, including on most promotional artwork. It underscores their LadyAndKnight relationship. ** The cover of Volume 14 features a magically aged-up Negi carrying Ako like this as Ako [[LovesMyAlterEgo falls in love with Negi's aged-up form]], while Negi is unaware that he's inadvertently leading her on. [[LoveHurts It doesn't end well.]]** In chapter 345 Negi does this to Ayaka.* Domon Kasshu does this a few times in ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. First, he carries Allenby when she faints after they defeat her [[TheBerserker Berserker System]] and finish their fight fairly (a pose mirrored by the Gundams). He also picks up a conscious Rain, right after the [[spoiler:[[ThePowerOfLove Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken]]]]. There's also an Official Art or two floating around of the ''robots'' [[http://www.wildhybrid.com/shufflealliance/fight-nobel-god.jpg doing it]] (not counting the PietaPlagiarism bit just after the MidSeasonUpgrade).* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'', Shinn carries [[spoiler:Stella]] and Athrun carries [[spoiler:Meer]] like this. In both scenes, [[spoiler:the girls are ''dead''.]]* In ''Manga/NabariNoOu'', Raikou catches and carries Gau like this once.* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':** In Chapter 234, Kakashi carries an injured Naruto away from the Valley of the End.** In Chapter 498, we see a young Minato carrying a [[LuminescentBlush blushing Kushina]] like this after [[RescueRomance rescuing her from the Kumo ninja who kidnapped her]], complete with FullMoonSilhouette. ** Obito carries [[KillTheCutie the lifeless Rin]] [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/photos/37800000/Rin-and-Obito-rin-nohara-37807503-1600-900.jpg away]] from [[UnstoppableRage the bloodbath he created]] after she was killed.** Naruto carries [[spoiler:Hinata]] like this a couple of times in the climax of the {{canon}} movie ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. Taken UpToEleven in the final scene, which preludes to their BigDamnKiss with a FullMoonSilhouette.* ''Anime/OnePiece'', [[HandsomeLech Sanji]] really, really loves this trope and usually refuses to carry attractive females any other way, which kinda makes sense since Sanji [[ExtremityExtremist never uses his hands in combat]].** Sanji has carried [[GoldDigger Nami]] in this fashion five times (counting movies, games and {{Filler}}) with the most famous example being when Sanji [[WeddingSmashers crashes]] Nami's [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe forced wedding]] with Absalom and sweeps the unconscious Nami [[http://orig13.deviantart.net/dff2/f/2010/156/5/6/sanji_y_nami_by_leosanze.jpg into his arms]]. Also very much a TitleDrop since Nami is an actual bride in that scenario, albeit unwillingly one.** [[DoubleAgent Viola]] gets this treatment from Sanji after [[HeelTurn switching sides]], plus Sanji carries her while [[{{Flight}} Sky Walking]] too. Happens again in ''Anime/OnePieceFilmGold'' when the Gild Tesoro sends a tsunami of molten gold at the crew, Sanji flies away with Carina in his arms and Nami clinging to his back. *** [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven during the Tea party wedding escape in Whole Cake Island, where Sanji [[FallingIntoHisArms catches]] Nami in his arms after [[StatuesqueStunner Smoothie]] drops her and the pair [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCrTMZGVwAARLXz.jpg share a smile]], while [[ThirdEye Pudding]] looks on. Likely she's [[ClingyJealousGirl troubled/jealous]] since she's the actual bride in the ArrangedMarriage. However, when running through the Seducing Woods, Sanji elects to [[OverTheShoulderCarry shoulder carry]] Nami instead since Big Mom is right on their heels]]. ** In the anime when the Merry comes to save the crew in Enies Lobby, Franky catches a falling Robin [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/2414ac867505e7cb7a04cab8406a1f91/tumblr_inline_o4zldv7mRT1sftpm0_540.png in his arms]] and they both smile at each other before he puts her down. Bonus points for Sanji being [[CrazyJealousGuy shocked]] in the background.** One truly [[TearJerker tear jerking]] example in Kyros's FlashBack in Dressrosa, when his wife Scarlet is shot by Diamante. Despite being turned into a toy by Sugar's Devil Fruit Kyros [[https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/onepiece/images/e/eb/Kyros_Carries_Scarlett%27s_Dead_Body.png/revision/latest?cb=20141206215953 rushes to carry his wife to safety]] but due to effects of the curse she unable to remember him and just to add salt on the wound Kyros cannot feel Scarlet with is his toy body -->'''Kyros''': With these tin arms... I can't even feel the warmth... of your dying body ** Less tragically later on [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Leo]] does this to Mansherry which leaves her overjoyed, until he remarks that's she's gained weight. Manhserry also refuses to walk if Leo doesn't carry her which annoys the latter who thinks she's being selfish, [[ObliviousToLove oblivious]] to her obvious infatuation with him. * Kanou does this to Ayase twice in the BoysLove series ''Manga/OkaneGaNai''; once when Ayase is drunk and once when he is drugged. * In ''Anime/OtomeWaBokuNiKoishiteru'', Mizuho does this for Shion after the latter passes out from illness, and carries her to the nurses room.* In ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' Gil carries a sleeping Oz to bed in this manner.** Break also does this to Alice when escaping Cheshire's lair.* Gammon in ''Anime/PhiBrainPuzzleOfGod'' does this to Elena while rescuing her.** And once again Gammon carries someone in this way, which is [[spoiler:Kaito]] to his bed in the hospital.** Kaito carries [[spoiler:Rook]] in this manner in the last episode of the first season after defeated the latter.** [[spoiler:Freecell]] carries the unconscious [[spoiler:Kaito]] in this manner after saving him from under the rubble.* In ''Manga/PopcornAvatar'', Lisa and Amano/Indra experience this with their respective avatars. Not coincidentally, this happens for both during a personal turning point in their relationships.* ''Manga/{{Psyren}}''** Ageha has done this to Amamiya a couple of times.** In the Invasion arc, [[spoiler:Kabuto]] does this to [[spoiler:Future!Fredrica]].* In episode 9 of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero Homura]] carries Madoka like so.* Ranma from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' carries people in this manner on occasion, most commonly Akane.* At the end of chapter 47 of part 2 of ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'', Miu Sai-Lung does this to Routier.* In ''Manga/RozenMaiden'', Shinku insists that Jun carry her like this even though he considers him her servant. [[spoiler:Turns out he's technically her master.]]* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' (a.k.a. ''Samurai X'')** In the first episode, Kenshin saves Kaoru from a fake Battosai, and ends up sweeping her off her feet in this manner.** Later in the Kyoto Arc, Yumi ([[BigBad Shishio]]'s mistress) objects to being carried over Sano's shoulder, so he asks sarcastically if she'd prefer to be carried bridal-style, using a straw dummy to demonstrate. (She doesn't.)* In the first opening to ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'', it briefly shows Nozomu holding Matoi like this. * Harima from ''Manga/SchoolRumble'' does this to Yakumo when he (mistakenly) tries to steal her away from a wedding, which is really a photoshoot. Also, he thought she was her sister.* [[{{Ninja}} Sarutobi Sasuke]] does this three times in the ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' anime: once in his EmbarrassingRescue of Kasuga (who gets so flustered that she ends up falling out of a tree trying to get away), again saving [[DistressedDude Yukimura]] from an explosion, and thirdly rescuing [[spoiler:Oichi's]] body from the burning castle.** In the second season he's shown cradling an unconscious Kasuga in his lap this way. * This tends to happen ''a lot'' in ''Manga/ShugoChara'' with Ikuto and Amu. We have one where he does it -- while she's in a ''wedding dress'' like outfit!* In ''Manga/SkipBeat'', Ren does this to Kyoko because she sprained her ankle. The villain of the day, Ruri, is quite angry about it. So is Kyoko.-->"The turtle who did not go to the hospital."\\[[LostInTranslation "The lard goes to a suspicious circle of inexpensive pancakes."]]* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':** Early in the 1st season, Gourry carries Lina to a town after she was injured in a fight. Much to to latter's dismay.** Later in ''Slayers Try'', Xellos picks up Filia this way to rescue her from a rock slide, only to then drop her directly on top of the villain.* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':** The number of times Tuxedo Kamen holds Sailor Moon in this fashion (it happens more in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]]) is almost ridiculous.** Interestingly enough, Sailor Moon herself will invert this trope sometimes, one example in the first [[Manga/SailorMoon 90s anime]] [[spoiler:Sailor Moon rescuing Chibiusa in this fashion from an enemy attack in the second season]].** In the first anime, the villain Nephrite does this with Naru after he rescues her from Zoisite, which is what starts his HeelFaceTurn.* ''Manga/SeraphOfTheEnd'': In a HoYay example, Mika occasionally does this to Yuu.* In ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'', Yoshida {{summon|Magic}}s Pheles to their location. The effort makes Yoshida woozy and she falls over, but Pheles catches her and holds her like this.* In ''Manga/SpecialA'', Kei does this to Hikari frequently, referring to it as the "Princess Lift." He quite obviously does it as a sign of affection, which [[ObliviousToLove she completely misses]]. She's also a bit oblivious as to why this flusters her so much (except when she's sick, and she asks for it... completely forgetting that she did so afterwards).* In episode 2 of ''Anime/SteelAngelKurumi2'', Kurumi carries Nako like this on the way to school. And in the last episode as well.* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', Barnaby has a habit of carrying those he rescues (usually Kotetsu, but others as well) in this fashion. [[LampshadeHanging This doesn't go uncommented upon.]]-->'''Barnaby:''' "It's been awhile since I carried you like this. Have you gained weight?"\\'''Kotetsu:''' "Shut up and put me down!"** Happens [[RuleOfThree a third]] time [[BookEnds at the end of the series]] when they reunite after their TenMinuteRetirement.* Kyouko in ''Manga/ToLoveRu Darkness'' falls for Rito despite shipping him with her best friend Run, after being subjected to the "Princess Carry". Twice.* ''VisualNovel/TogainuNoChi''** Nano carries an unconscious Akira like this in Episode 10. Akira then carries Keisuke in the same way at the end of the same episode.** Also happens to Akira on Shiki's route in the game. It's not quite as sweet, though, considering the carrier had just claimed the carried as his property.* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': ** Kaneki does this to Touka when rescuing her from Ayato.** Kaneki does this to [[spoiler:a deceased Hide]] in the root A anime.* In ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'', Ichigo gets carried quite often by The Blue Knight, often during or following a RescueRomance. She also gets carried by Aoyama a few times when he's not in his Blue Knight form.* The first opening of ''Manga/YourLieInApril'' features a brief scene where Kousei holding Kaori like this.* In Episode 109 of ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Kurosaki carries Sayaka like this after saving her from falling debris.* In ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Yusuke carries Kurama like this during the Dark Tournament.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Books]]* In ''ComicBook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck 8C: Hearts of the Yukon'', Scrooge is about to rescue a [[PlayingSick fainted]] [[DefrostingIceQueen Goldie]] from a burning building... when a chunk of ice from a frozen fire hose [[{{Pun}} knocks him out cold]]. So Goldie "comes to" and saves him instead.* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}''** Empowered with a traumatized Ninjette. ** Also, sometimes [=ThugBoy=] with Emp, and (in a dream[=/=]ImagineSpot) [=ThugBoy=] with Sistah Spooky.* Hulkling sometimes carries Wiccan like this in ''Comicbook/YoungAvengers''. Not often, since Wiccan can fly, but occasionally.* Franchise/SpiderMan: Appropriately enough, when Peter Parker and M.J. Watson came back from their honeymoon, he carried her across the threshold in one arm while balancing their suitcases in the other. MJ's reaction: "I always dreamed of being carried across the threshold, but one hand? That's class!"* Played straight in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' season 8, when an injured Oz carries an even worse injured Bayarmaa off the (still-raging) battlefield this way.* Genderflipped in the ''New Franchise/TeenTitans'' books, where alien princess Comicbook/{{Starfire}} often flew around carrying her boyfriend ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}.* ''ComicBook/MsMarvel'': Carol Danvers often gender-flips this, particularly in recent years. She's also carried ComicBook/ScarletWitch like this [[http://maxximoffed.tumblr.com/post/122208205830 at least once.]]* Franchise/{{Superman}} tends to carry people he is positively disposed towards in his arms like this, whether it's his LoveInterest ComicBook/LoisLane, his cousin Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} or his friends (ComicBook/JimmyOlsen and Franchise/{{Batman}} have both had this happen to them).* In ''ComicBook/Batgirl2000'', Cassandra Cain [[http://theunsubtleknife.tumblr.com/post/120671653321 sees Stephanie Brown holding her like this]] during a near-death experience (Steph [[DeathIsCheap was dead at the time]]).* Happens in ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'' after Bill has rescued his sweetheart Golden Eyes from capture by the Germans during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI. The author's normally PurpleProse gets [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/14.php#anchor even more purple]] as she narrates the scene:-->"-against the evening sky, went Bill, for once not hearing the every word of his men-for in his arms he carried Golden-Eyes-his girl-his pal-his little American with a "heart good as bread," her draggled finer blowing against his knees, the sweet feel of her again on his breast-above his heart. He clinched her tight, his blouse about her-tied by the arms under her chine, and knew the strange, wonderful savior of Love and Victory mingled."* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Storm has carried Wolverine like this [[http://maxximoffed.tumblr.com/post/158350352870 at least once.]] He was less than thrilled.* In ''JLA: New Maps of Hell'', the Flash briefly carries Batman like this. When Batman asks why he couldn't ride on his back, Flash explains that his legs would fall outside Flash's [[RequiredSecondaryPowers personal force field]] and snap clean off from the friction.* ComicBook/PowerGirl carries ComicBook/{{Huntress}} (the Helena Wayne version) like this [[http://stephkara.tumblr.com/post/129952208803 at one point.]]* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} often carries people she loves like her best friend Comicbook/{{Batgirl}} or her cousin Superman in her arms.* Apollo (who has similar powers as Superman) sometimes carries his lover [[ComicBook/{{Midnighter}} Midnighter]] this way, if he's hurt or they can't use Midnighter's teleportation doors for some reason. And despite being the definition of ManlyGay and having a generally grouchy personality outside of battles, Midnighter does not seem to mind at all. Midnighter was also the one wearing white during their wedding in the old Wildstorm [[ComicBook/TheAuthority Authority]] canon, inverting the couple's everyday costume color scheme.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Comic Strips]]* Dave Berg of ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' once made a strip about this trope. The bride asks the groom whether he'll carry her, and he replies that this is an obsolete custom from the time when men used to steal their brides. The bride thinks about it and then remembers that she actually "stole" ''him'' from "some tramp", and the strip ends with her carrying him.* One ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' comic shows FrankensteinsMonster carrying his Film/{{Bride|Of Frankenstein}} through the door crossways, her head and feet having knocked holes right through the wall.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Fan Works]]* In two separate alternate timelines in ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' where Smurfette is married to someone, her husband picks her up and carries her out of the kitchen, supposedly into the bedroom.* In the CrackFic ''Fanfic/ACharmedLife'' Ryuk does this quite frequently with Light. * In ''Fanfic/OffTheLine'' this is the easiest way for Vincent to carry Cloud/Rainstorm while he's flying. Rainstorm returns the favor when [[SleepyHead Vincent randomly drops unconscious.]]* In ''Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil'', Shendu takes [[VillainousCrush Valerie]] from her trashed apartment this way after she's nearly killed by Hak Foo.* Alistair carries the barely-conscious Elissa out of Fort Drakon this way, after the fall of the Archdemon, in ''Fanfic/ShadowAndRose.''* Once the half-dead Victoria [[spoiler:catches up to the evacuees of Haven]] and collapses in a snowbank in ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t Is Twice as Weird]]'', Cullen gets her to the medical tent in this manner.* Ritsu carries Mio this after getting HappilyMarried in the tearkerking Palcomix ''Manga/KOn'' comic ''On This Day''.* ''Fanfic/FatesCollide'': When Archer and Cinder Fall decide to have lunch at the von Einzbern mansion, Cinder complains that the walk is too far. In response, he picks her up and [[InASingleBound leaps to the house]].* A version of this is done by anthropomorphic snakes in ''Fanfic/OldWest'' when Rattlesnake Jake is taking the intoxicated Grace Glossy back home, holding her in his coils. Driven flirty by her drunkenness, she happily comments on this, saying that she wasn't carried through the front door by her estranged husband Benjamin Hares when they were married.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]* In ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', after the Prince wakes Snow White, he lifts her up and carries her to his horse in this fashion.* Disney/{{Hercules}} carries Meg's soul this way while rescuing her from the Underworld, pausing only to clock Hades - and then punch ''him'' into the River Styx when he touches Meg.* Double subverted in ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek 2}}'', where Shrek bashes Fiona into the doorframe, breaking right ''through'' the wall.* Delightfully spoofed via GenderInvertedTrope in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens''. A cheerleader type is trying to seduce an athletic jock in a car when the alien robot crashes nearby, and we have a great shot of the girl running and holding her boyfriend in her arms.* Not exactly "carrying", but Disney/PeterPan catches Wendy a couple of times like this. Later, he does the same with Wendy's daughter Jane in the sequel ''Return to Neverland''.* There are several examples in ''Anime/RobotCarnival'': ''Starlight Angel'' has a flying scene with a robot and a girl; ''Deprive'' has a cyborg and a girl, etc., etc.* ''[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Toy Story 3]]'' does this between [[spoiler:Spanish]] Buzz and Jessie. He was saving her from [[spoiler:falling trash]].* Minion carries WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} into the office threshold style.* In ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', Dr. Doppler carries the badly wounded Captain Amelia to B.E.N.'s lair this way, with B.E.N. commenting on the implications.* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' has a gender-flipped version in the scene when the gang are on dry land and are crossing the road trying to avoid the bicyclists and skaters and Sandy carries Squidward in her arms to safety.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]* ''Film/{{Hannibal}}'' does this to Clarice.* In the film ''Film/AnEducation'', David does this to Jenny.* ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman'' is the TropeCodifier. Cue the Music/JoeCocker song. "Love lift us up where we belong, where the eagles fly on a mountain high..."* ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanOnStrangerTides''. When Syrena's box breaks, and she gains legs, Philip carries her. It's quite touching.* ''Film/TheManWithTwoBrains''. Twice. The first time, Dr. Hfuhruhurr waits hours in the pose for the photos to be developed before letting his new bride down, and then, in the finale, had problems carrying her through since, well, Anne had an eating problem when she had her own body. HilarityEnsues, but it's a SugarWiki/{{Heartwarming Moment|s}} because Hfuhruhurr doesn't care about her weight.* Edward likes to carry Bella around like this a lot in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', apparently because he thinks she's [[TheKlutz incapable of walking without hurting herself]].* In ''Film/ShallowHal'', Hal tries this with Rosemary, but she's too heavy for him. She carries him instead.* Willoughby carries Marianne home like this after she sprains her ankle in ''Film/SenseAndSensibility''.* ''Film/TheGlennMillerStory'': Creator/JimmyStewart and June Allyson's characters do this of the bride & groom variety.* In the 1998 ''Film/TheXFilesFightTheFuture'', Mulder carries Scully towards the exit of the giant spaceship they're on in this way.* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse:** Hulk does this to Betty in the ''Flim/TheIncredibleHulk'' and Black Widow later in ''Flim/AgeOfUltron''. It just looks odd in both cases since Hulk's arms are bigger than the women's entire bodies. ** Jane gets this from Thor in ''Flim/ThorTheDarkWorld''. After kicking Loki out of the Dark Elf ship, Thor picks up Jane in this fashion. Probably very easy considering how [[HeroicBuild muscly]] Chris Hemsworth is.** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', when Cap and Natasha a.k.a. Black Widow are bombed by a Hydra missile, Cap carries her out of the rubble in fashion (still somehow holding on his shield as well). This one of the reasons fans enjoyed their relationship, platonic or not. ** Quicksilver with his sister Scarlet Witch in ''Flim/AgeOfUltron'' even while he's running at high speeds. They're ''very'' close siblings. * ''Film/FridayNightLights'' had Tim do this with his newly-paralyzed friend Jason, just so Jason could be out of his wheelchair for a little while. Jason comments that maybe he should just have Tim carry him everywhere from then on.* After Rocky marries Adrian in ''Film/RockyII'' he carries her all the way home from the church like this. When she tells him it's unnecessary, he says it's good for the arms.* Batman does this to Rachel in ''Film/BatmanBegins''. The scene was also the basis for one of the film posters, in which it was not clear if Rachel was dying or merely unconscious.* Done (with two guys, obviously) on the poster for ''Film/INowPronounceYouChuckAndLarry''. Bonus points for Kevin James wearing a fireman's hat.* PlayedForLaughs in the Creator/ChrisColumbus film ''Nine Months'', wherein Hugh Grant's character very nearly wrecks out his back carrying his very pregnant bride across the threshold.* Film/{{Superman}} does this many times.* The newlyweds in ''Film/RearWindow'' first enter their new apartment normally, getting everything settled with the landlord. Then they walk out just so he can carry her in this way.* In ''Trial of TheIncredibleHulk'', a curious scene happens where the Hulk rescues Daredevil from the Kingpin and carries him to safety... exactly like this.* ''Film/SpaceMutiny''. The beefy hero does this to his {{Love Interest|s}} after she mentions marriage. Other than that, there's no apparent reason to carry her to another part of the set that way.* ''Film/HoratioHornblower'':** One cute PluckyMiddie gets carried by another sailor when he's injured.** When Lady Barbara gets sick, Captain Hornblower takes her into his arms and carries her below-deck.* In ''Film/LemonadeJoe'', Doug Badman carries his love Tornado Lou into her room when she fainted.* In ''Film/TheLongLongTrailer'', the groom does this--and bumps her head on the doorframe. Also, because he's shy about their being newlyweds, he tells the other guests at the trailer park that she's twisted her ankle-and all the women start fussing over her.* Done in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'' when [[MeaningfulName Truly Scrumptious]] [[DrivesLikeCrazy accidentally runs her car into a pond]] and Caractacus Potts comes to her rescue. Truly is at first reluctant to accept his help, likely due to the romantic connotations associated with this.-->'''Caractacus:''' I'm going to carry you.\\'''Truly:''' Oh dear. Must you?\\'''Caractacus:'''Well, unless you'd rather ride piggyback.* Done in ''Film/LoveStory'' when Oliver and Jenny move into their new apartment. The doorman is initially concerned that something is wrong with Jenny, then delighted when they claim that they're newlyweds.* A villainous example: in ''Film/TheForceAwakens'', after Kylo Ren knocks out and captures Rey, he opts to carry her back to his ship this way. It's just one of the many hints as to his VillainousCrush on her.* ''Film/{{Spectre}}'' Bond lifts Madeline Swann in his arms as they make their escape from the rigged Vauxhall building. The symbolism is cranked UpToEleven by the fact that she's wearing a white coat.* ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'': Hagrid does this to an injured Malfoy.* ''Film/SuicideSquad2016'': Deadshot carries Harley this way when helping her down from the roof of a car. Many fans have pointed to this moment as a potential ShipTease for the two.* A gender-inverted example in ''Film/TheHobbitTheBattleOfTheFiveArmies'', when Galadriel carries an injured Gandalf to safety. She shows no sign of exertion, indicating her [[EffortlessAmazonianLift inhuman strength]].* ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'': Supergirl in her Linda Lee identity goes on a date with Ethan. At one point Ethan tries to carry her, but can't lift her.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Literature]]* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'' averts this--when Jerin finds a wounded soldier, who is unconscious at the time, he carries her over his shoulder. Played straight on the [[CoversAlwaysLie cover]].* ''Literature/AnitaBlake'' is shaken up by doing some "major magic" with a werewolf and drops her machismo long enough to let Jean-Claude carry her this way. Both think it's kind of romantic until Anita notices... something... about Jason's pants....* In L. Jagi Lamplighter's ''[[Literature/ProsperosDaughter Prospero Lost]]'', Astreus carries Miranda in this fashion.* In ''Literature/{{Everworld}},'' [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Christopher]] does this to his injured LoveInterest [[ActionGirl Etain]] as they escape from the battle. [[LampshadeHanging His narration notes]] that it must have looked like a scene from a corny romance novel.* In Creator/EdgarRiceBurroughs's ''Literature/TheMonsterMen'', Number One [[TouchOfTheMonster carries Virginia off like this]]. Number Thirteen rescues her, and knowing no better, carries her in the same manner.-->''Now that he had won her, what was he to do with her? He was but an adult child, with the brain and brawn of a man, and the ignorance and inexperience of the new-born. And so he acted as a child acts, in imitation of what it has seen others do. The brute had been carrying the lovely creature, therefore that must be the thing for him to do, and so he stooped and gathered Virginia Maxon in his great arms.''* In ''Literature/TheScarletPimpernel'', Sir Percy carries Marguerite like this to get to the boat.-->''And his arms, still vigorous in spite of fatigue and suffering, closed round Marguerite's poor, weary body, and lifted her as gently as if she had been a feather. ''* Thomas Hardy's ''Literature/TessOfTheDurbervilles'' sees Angel Clare carrying the eponymous heroine this way. It's one of the things that makes her realize her feelings for him.* After the climax of ''Literature/HeartOfSteel, Alistair carries a battered and exhausted Julia to a room to recover. She falls asleep in his arms.* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'': ** When his wife is in the midst of an over-protective motherly rant, Retina utilizes this in combination with a ShutUpKiss to remove her from the guild lobby and allow Tiza to continue her mission unhindered.** Tiza suffers a PowerStrainBlackOut in Ceiha and Nolien carries her in this fashion to someplace safer. When she wakes up, she uppercuts him because she doesn't like being treated like a DamselInDistress. It's also embarrassing because of their {{UST}}* [[Literature/MastersOfRome Julius Caesar]] shows off by carrying his bride Pompeia all the way from her home on the Palatine to his in the Suburba.* In Literature/SuperheroesAnonymous this is called 'damsel carry' and how Blaze, Hostage Girl's very own superhero, always carries her after rescuing her from the latest Supervillain.* In ''[[Recap/EighthDoctorAdventuresVanishingPoint Vanishing Point]]'', Eight sweeps Fitz up into a BridalCarry because he's been shot in the leg and can't run. In case one was left with any doubts as to author Steven Cole's [[HoYay more]] [[FanPreferredCouple probable]] [[ShipperOnDeck intentions]], this is how the scene is described:-->''While she did so, Vettul helped Fitz up, and now the Doctor swept him almost romantically into his arms and led the way through the smoky corridor...''"Keep your eyes open for Hox"'', the Doctor yelled, Fitz clutching on round his neck like a damsel in distress.''[[/folder]]

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]* In ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' episode "[[Recap/TheAdventuresOfSupermanS1E2TheHauntedLighthouse The Haunted Lighthouse]]", Franchise/{{Superman}} lifts ComicBook/JimmyOlsen under the knees and back when saving him from drowning.* ''Series/TheATeam'':** "[[Recap/TheATeamS1E7TheRabbitWhoAteLasVegas The Rabbit Who Ate Las Vegas]]": Face carries Amy over the threshold of a hotel room while they're masquerading as a honeymoon couple. He sets her down quickly once the bellhop leaves and remarks that it's no wonder that he never married.** "[[Recap/TheATeamS2E4BadTimeOnTheBorder Bad Time on the Border]]": Hannibal lifts Maria's mother Delia under her knees and shoulders as he carries her to the helicopter. Unlike in many cases, there is no intended romantic subtext; he's rescuing her to help her pre-adolescent daughter and she's too sick to walk. * ''Series/{{Jessie}}'': When Emma and Caleb decide to run away together, Emma asks Caleb to carry her because she is wearing high heels and can't run. Caleb instantly complies.--->'''Emma''': And I thought our private jet was a fun way to travel!* Series/{{Hannibal}} carries an unconscious Will this way in season three. Reportedly, this was rather impractical on set as Hugh Dancy is heavier than he looks, but [[RuleOfPerception it just looked more cinematic]] [[RuleOfRomantic than the fireman lift.]]* ''Series/{{Austin and Ally}}'' has first has this with the titular couple in a {{Halloween Episode}} and later when Dez picks up Carrie to help her deliver several trophies at once.* {{Buffyverse}} ** Angel carries Buffy like this in "Halloween" (after a spell causes Buffy to act like a DamselInDistress), while Buffy carries her little sister Dawn to escape Glory in "Spiral". Justified as both characters have SuperStrength.** Gender-flipped at the end of "What's My Line, Part 2," when a freshly-healed Drusilla hoists Spike out of a charred pile of rubble, scoops him into her arms and walks off.** Giles briefly carries a sick Buffy like this in the Season 1 episode "Witch".** Xander carries an injured Anya this way at the end of "The Gift". As he'd proposed marriage to her earlier in the episode, it's likely for RuleOfSymbolism as well.** In ''Series/{{Angel}}'' Wesley does this more times than the titular protagonist. First time in "This Old Gang of Mine" he does it with Fred to get her off the stage when Gunn's murderous gang comes in gun blazing. The second time he does this with Faith in SlowMotion after Angelus drinks from her, also [[{{Forgiveness}} very heart warming]] considering since Faith [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured him]] last time she was in L.A (and props to Wesley actor Alexis Denisof who had injured back while filming but carried on anyway). [[spoiler:The final time is when Fred is dying and Wesley carries to her deathbed in SlowMotion in most TearJerker-part of the series]]. *** Angel carries Cordelia like this in the first episode before jumping off a balcony and later does the same with Fred in "Magic Bullet". * ''Series/TheBennyHillShow'': ** [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcuwz3_benny-hill-fat-bride-skit_ Benny's character marries a girl]] who gains a lot of weight as soon as they get past the ceremony, and he can barely carry her over the threshold afterward.** In another sketch, Creator/BennyHill's character is carrying his new bride into their new home when he has to stop so the bride can carry on a long conversation with a neighbor. ** In another sketch Benny plays an actor who is carrying his new (fat) bride across the threshold, but she keeps messing up her line so he has to carry her out and back in again and again and again.* ''Series/{{Friends}}''** In the episode "The One After Vegas", Monica and Chandler have decided they aren't ready to get married, but keep seeing "signs" that they should. At one point, Monica's hurt her leg, so Chandler gathers her up and carries her into her apartment before they realize what they're doing.** Another episode had Ross and Rachel parodying ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman'': Rachel kept having to go back for stuff, so in the end, Ross just dumped her on the couch.** In "The One Where Phoebe Hates PBS", Chandler carries Monica into the hallway, but bangs her head against the doorframe.* Played with in an episode of ''Series/HomeImprovement'' when Jill insists that Tim carry her like this, unaware that he'd pulled a groin muscle earlier. It doesn't end well.* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'':** An episode from Dr. Kelso's perspective had two parodies of ''Film/AnOfficerAndAGentleman'' with Kelso's AsianBabymama gathering ''him'' up in her arms while "Love Lifts Us Up Where We Belong" plays in Vietnamese.** Inverted again in the last scene of the [[SeriesFauxnale (intended)]] [[GrandFinale series finale]] which involves JD imagining scenes of what his future will be like, including getting married to Elliot, who bridal carries him.* Used in the {{prequel}} season 6 of ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}''. Guenièvre insists that [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur]] carry her that way after their marriage "because it's romantic." Not just to go through a threshold, mind you, but ''as long as possible''. After some long, agonizing minutes, Arthur finally drops her like a sack of potatoes as he gets exhausted and his back gives up.* When Anna of ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' falls over and is in danger of being trampled during a store evacuation, Morgan runs heroically to her and carries her out of the shop in this manner, to cries of "What are you doing, Morgan? Put me down!" He has no answer when a fellow employee asks why he carried her out when she could have just walked.* Clark does this a lot to people in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.** [[TheSmartGuy Chloe]], many times: ''Dichotic'', ''Rush'', ''Arrival'', ''Noir''** [[TheChick Lana]], many times: ''X-Ray'', ''Nicodemus'', ''Vortex'', ''Reckoning''** [[spoiler:Victoria]] in ''Shimmer''.** [[spoiler:Sasha]] in ''Drone''.** [[spoiler:Kyla]] in ''Skinwalker''.* In ''Series/MockTheWeek'': Unlikely Letters for an Agony Aunt. "Dear Diedre: Can that giant man lift me up like a baby?" [[spoiler:You bet your ass he can!]]* In the KoreanDrama ''Series/SungkyunkwanScandal'', when Sun Joon rescues Yoon Hee after she falls into the river.* ''Series/DoctorWho'':** A non-romantic example: the Fourth Doctor carried everyone in his arms, since at 6'3 he was almost always bigger than them.** The Tenth Doctor staggers down the hall with an unconscious Martha in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E1SmithAndJones "Smith and Jones"]]. Since the crisis was over and he'd lost a litre or two of blood, you wonder why he made the effort.** Rory carries an unconscious Amy this way in "The Girl Who Waited". In this case, they actually are married.** In "Asylum of the Daleks", the Eleventh Doctor carries Amy this way after she faints from [[spoiler:an invasion of Dalek nanogenes.]] Some fans took exception to this, and [[http://toughtink.tumblr.com/post/28527719450/doctorwho-here-is-the-first-launch-art-for inverted the image.]]** Eleven does this to Clara in "the Name of the Doctor" after [[spoiler:she falls unconscious from the strain of being split into thousands of echoes and scattered across the Doctor's timeline.]]** Gender-flipped in "The Doctor Falls", when [[spoiler:Cyber! Bill]] carries the unconscious Twelfth Doctor.* Dean does this to Jo in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' [[spoiler:after she is attacked by a hellhound.]]* In ''Series/TheBorgias'', Cesare carries a sleeping Lucrezia to her bed after she passes out during her wedding reception. * Arthur from ''Series/{{Merlin}}'' carries Morgana to the physician's quarters like this after she's hit her head after falling down a flight of stairs.* ''Series/StargateAtlantis'':** When Elizabeth Weir unexpectedly collapses, John Sheppard carries her to the infirmary this way. Probably a subtle ShipTease (the actors said they played to this, while the writers usually deny it).** Ronon also carried Rodney this way after he collapsed in "The Tao of Rodney"--one wonders why, as these two aren't even slashed much in the fandom, and weren't particularly close friends on the show. Perhaps it was just easier to dump Rodney in the Ancient chair from this position than from a more sensible fireman carry. Or it was done for PietaPlagiarism purposes.* During the ''Series/StargateUniverse'' episode where the ''Destiny'' is invaded by the Lucian Alliance, Eli has to carry a wounded Chloe this way. He jokes that this kind of exercises could easily get him to lose some weight and that they should do it more often. There's some subtext here too, in that he is the RomanticRunnerUp who hasn't yet gotten over his crush on her.* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' ** In the "Buying a Bed sketch", a man carries his bride like this across a field, [[OverlyLongGag then on the streets of a city through traffic]], until they arrive at a large department store.** The "Scotsman on a Horse" sketch ends this way when the Scotsman arrives at a church to interrupt the wedding [[spoiler:and carries off the groom]].* In ''Series/TheCityHunter'', Yun Sung carries Na Na up the stairs to her apartment after she's sprained her ankle.* Chuck carries Blair up the stairs this way in a season four episode of ''Series/GossipGirl''.* In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', Rumpelstiltskin unwittingly saves Belle in this fashion after she falls off a ladder.** In one episode, Hook carries Emma this way. Justified since she was freezing to death and too weak to walk to a hospital.* Twisted in ''Series/ChinesePaladin'': Xiao Yao sweeps his wife Ling'er off her feet and carries her away from danger...after [[PercussivePrevention having paralyzed her with a nerve jab]] to prevent her from taking part in the fighting. * Marshall carries Lily this way into their new apartment in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.* In [[Recap/CommunityS3E05HorrorFictionInSevenSpookySteps one of the Halloween episodes]] of ''Series/{{Community}}'', the each member of the group shares a Halloween story. In Annie's, [[ShipTease Vampire!Jeff carries her into a cabin this way]]. In Troy's, [[HoYay he uses a frame-by-frame duplicate from Annie's story to carry a wounded Abed into a cabin in the same manner]].* Heart wrenchingly in the season two finale of ''Hell On Wheels''. * ''Series/TheDailyShow'' got the armed forces to carry correspondents down office corridors on two occasions, to the tune of "Love lifts us up where we belong": Colbert [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-20-2003/cheney-reaction by a Rear-Admiral]], and Sam Bee [[http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-28-2013/women-s-war-daily---military-brohesion by a Captain]]. The latter doubled as a TakeThat to the arguments that female soldiers' are physically too weak to be allowed active service.* In episode 42 of ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'', [[SixthRanger Kamen Rider Meteor]] carries [[PerkyGoth Tomoko]] this way [[spoiler:after they're released from the Dark Nebula]].* "The Duchess and the Devil" from ''Series/HoratioHornblower'' has two sailors in this classic position, and it's PlayedForDrama. Horatio carries his friend Archie Kennedy in his arms when [[spoiler:he realized that Archie has been starving himself]]. He tries to get help for him from Don Massaredo, the commander of the Spanish prison they're in. Conveniently, it's also raining and it looks very dramatic.* ''Series/WivesAndDaughters'': An utterly tragic use of this trope: [[spoiler:Squire Hamley carries his dead son Osborne in his arms. He died outside alone and he wants to bring him home.]]* This Stock Pose can be seen several times in ''Series/{{Cranford}}''; mostly with brides and grooms, but also when a father carries his ill daughter.* Happens in The O.C. pilot episode, when Marissa drinks until she is unconscious. Her friends ditch her in front of her house and after they leave, love interest Ryan carries her inside.** Again in the first season episode "The Escape" in which [[spoiler:Marissa]] downs a bottle of sleeping pills with a shot of tequila after finding out that [[spoiler:her parents were getting a divorce and her boyfriend Luke cheated on her]]. She stumbles into an alley and the episode ends with Ryan picking her up.* In the final episode of ''Series/AsTimeGoesBy'', Alastair rings the bell with Judy in his arms [[spoiler:because they are newlyweds and he's carrying "across every threshold we cross".]]* Amusingly subverted by Colin in ''Series/LondonsBurning'' when he and his new bride Sonia are about to enter their honeymoon suite and he performs a Fireman's Carry instead, much to her amusement.* ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian:'' The martian tells Tim to carry him because he's not used to Earth's gravity yet. He does, using this method.* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. Subverted in "M.I.A". John Reese is carrying a VictimOfTheWeek out of a building this way, but it means he can't grab a weapon when a gunman appears. Fortunately he's shot by Root in a BigDamnHeroes.* ''Series/MacGyver:'' Used as a distraction in "The Gauntlet". Mac approaches a two-soldier patrol carrying the journalist ([[PlayingPossum who is playing injured or unconscious]]) he is working with. He tosses her at one of the soldiers, after which the two subdue their respective opponents.* ''Series/{{Voyagers}}'': A platonic female-on-male variation occurs in "Voyagers of the Titanic"; Olivia comes to take [[KidHero Jeffrey]] back to the lab to make things easier once they've recreated the rabies vaccine. She lifts him into her arms to carry him there.* A common tactic in ''Series/FortBoyard'' when looting the treasure at the end: Since the rules forbid carrying gold in your clothes, a way to increase one's carrying capacity is to carry a woman and pile as much gold as possible on her belly before the time expires.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Music]]* Music/BillyJoel's "We Didn't Start The Fire" music video starts with a groom carrying a bride into their new home.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pinballs]]* The backglass for ''Pinball/JackBot'' shows Pinball/PinBot carrying [[Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinBot The Bride]] in his arms, while simultaneously holding a handful of cards.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pro Wrestling]]* [[Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart Nattie Neidhart]] gets carried this way by a referee she runs into after getting away from "Portuguese Princess" Ariel at Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}.* Wrestling/CodyRhodes stands behind Wrestling/SummerRae when she attempts to interfere in a Wrestling/{{Goldust}}[=\=]Wrestling/{{Fandango}} match, [[BlowYouAway knowing how it will inevitably turn out]], and catches her this way so she won't get hurt. She smiles in gratitude until Fandango notices, at which point Rae starts throwing a fit.* At the July ''Noches de Coliseo'' Wrestling/CarlitoColon backed off from Estrellita, who picked a fight with him for pulling down Hijo del Ninja's pants, [[SmugSnake but then took her up on the offer]] after Rico Rodriguez and Barbi Hayden had beaten her up, leading Hijo del Ninja to hurriedly carry Estrellita away from Colon in this manner.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Theater]]* In ''Theatre/PaintYourWagon'', Ben, having married Elizabeth, tries to carry her over the threshold, but proves too drunk to pull it off.* ''Theatre/KingLear'' enters during the final scene, carrying his daughter [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Cordelia]] this way... just after it's announced they were [[TearJerker just a little too late to prevent her execution]]. Also an example of PietaPlagiarism.* ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''. The Phantom carries Christine this way after she faints at the end of "The Music Of The Night". Thanks to her white dressing gown, this hints at his deepest desire and actually foreshadows the play's climax, where he dresses her in a wedding gown and tries to force her to marry him.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed''. In the [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII second game]], Ezio has to carry [[ActionGirl Rosa]] to safety after she finally collapses from an arrow wound to her leg. After running and fighting with an arrow sticking out of her leg for quite a distance, mind you.* Beat rescues Rhyme in this manner in the opening cinematic of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''.* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Dragon Quest|I}}'', after rescuing the princess, the hero carries her back home in this fashion. The whole way back.* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''** [[TearJerker Infamously]] done in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', when Cloud leaves Aeris in the Lifestream for a sort-of BurialAtSea.*** Less tragically done in the [[DoomedHometown Niblehiem]] FlashBack (both versions), when Cloud carries the wounded Tifa in this fashion to safety after getting the jump on Sephiroth. ** At one point in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII: VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'', Vincent saves Yuffie from Nero's attack and takes her to a safe place by carrying her in this way.* In ''VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed'', Starkiller carries Juno out of ''The Empirical'' this way.* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'', Riku carries Kairi during Neverland, as she has become an EmptyShell having lost her heart.* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblem: [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Blazing Sword]]'', the ending CG for Eliwood and Ninian has him carrying her this way. He does it earlier, too, after saving her from the Black Fang in chapter 7.* In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'', two whole levels are devoted to Sonic running and carrying the (human) DamselInDistress in this way.* ''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'' has the titular hero do this with some of the damsels. While carrying them, however, he is restricted to two attacks: ''throwing said damsel into the air,'' performing a 360-degree slash, then catching them before they hit the ground, or [[GrievousHarmWithABody smacking her into the enemy]]! Hilariously, it's possible to ''miss'' the catch, meaning you may spend some time actively dropping the damsel while trying to fight off your pursuers.* In ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', Kensou carries an unconscious Athena in his arms in KOF'99. [[spoiler:He does the same for Bao in KOF 2000]].* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIMAGINE'', Cu Chulainn's mount animation consists of him carrying the player in this manner while looking into their eyes...regardless of gender.* During ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', while you're on Mars, Ashley/Kaidan have a run in with a [[TheDragon Cerberus]] mech, which results in [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown having their head slammed against a burning shuttle.]] After [[TheHero Shepard]] kills the mech, if Ashley/Kaidan were romanced, they carry them in this position. If not, then this trope is averted.* In ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Aigis picks up Kanji after defeating him in her storyline, much to his embarrassment. [[HugeGuyTinyGirl Her being much shorter than him]] doesn't help.* ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' has the absolutely heart bursting [[TearJerker tragic version]] where after making peace with his wife Mary [[spoiler:for [[MercyKill killing her out mercy]] when she was sick and in pain]] James slowly picks Mary up and carries her away making an image so iconic [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/silent/images/0/00/James.png/revision/latest?cb=20131017094603 it made it to one of the covers]]. ** The [[MomentKiller mood-breaker]] comes from Guy Cihi who claimed the Motion capturing on that scene was difficult since Mary's actor Monica Taylor Horgan was heavier than she looked. * Mario is doing this for Princess Peach when he is rescuing or otherwise escorting her in recent ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' titles starting with ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DLand''. (If he isn't, then they're HoldingHands instead).* In ''VideoGame/TombRaider2013'', Lara carries Sam like this while the latter's wearing a white dress. Needless to say, this does nothing to reduce the LesYay they've shared throughout.* ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' PapaWolf Joel carries his daughter Sam like this after the car crashes during the infection breakout, symbolically mirrored at the end of the game when Joel carries Ellie like this when escaping the Fireflies. * In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', Shulk pulls an unconscious Fiora out of the wreckage of Face Nemesis, then carries her to shore in this manner. Made all the more impressive by the fact that:** In the cutscene just prior to this, he took a Mechon blade to the back, spending the remainder of the scene shaking in obvious pain and limping from various injuries sustained throughout the assault on Galahad Fortress, before diving what appeared to be several kilometers down after a falling Fiora ** This is Shulk, HollywoodNerd and bookish, weedy little guy, who at the game's start would have had trouble picking up and carrying Fiora at all, let alone after** Fiora's UnwillingRoboticization, which she tells Reyn shortly after this has made her "much heavier than she used to be". ThePowerOfLove indeed.* In ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', Gen Fu can perform this action momentarily [[http://themilkguy.deviantart.com/art/DOA5LR-Tina-vs-Gen-Fu-2-626915099 to]] [[http://orig09.deviantart.net/faeb/f/2016/216/9/a/doa5lr_ayane_saved_by_gen_fu_by_themilkguy-daclq1a.png any]] [[http://orig05.deviantart.net/0057/f/2016/128/c/9/doa5lr_momiji_vs_gen_fu__2__by_themilkguy-da1tugj.jpg girl]] [[http://www.deviantart.com/download/593977493/doa5lr_kokoro_vs_gen_fu_by_themilkguy-d9tmzyt.gif?token=72baf9195e33806e5db642ee259d3cc7b11ae305&ts=1470697296 character]]. Bonus goes to Marie Rose who is easiest set up on due to her small frame and Momiji who gets her own bridal carry in Ninja Gaiden.* In ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', one of the many available Ride Pokémon is a Machamp, which uses its upper arms to push heavy boulders and its lower arms to carry the player character like this.* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'', if [[spoiler:Dorian and the Iron Bull]] are still together at the end of the ''Trespasser'' DLC, one of the epilogue slides shows [[spoiler:Bull carrying Dorian this way after having rescued him from would-be assassins]].* In ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'', the faked portrait at the end of the Group Date Cafe scene depicts the protagonist and their "destined partner" as this, with the protagonist as the carrier (unless if their partner is one of the ''VideoGame/Persona3'' boys, Theo, Zen, ''[[TeamPet Koromaru]]'', or Aigis if playing as the P3 protagonist). If their destined partner is a girl, the protagonist has the option to actually pick them up like so--except if their partner is [[RobotGirl Aigis]], who proclaims to be too heavy and picks the protagonist up instead.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Visual Novels]]* Bo does it in one scene of ''VisualNovel/YoJinBo''. Muneshige and Mon-Mon give piggyback rides.* A rather sad example comes from ''VisualNovel/CrescendoEienDatoOmotteItaAnoKoro'', with Ryo Sasaki hurriedly carrying [[spoiler:Yuka Otowa]] to the school infirmary after [[spoiler:she suffers a uterus-wrecking miscarriage in-class.]] Complete with [[spoiler:blood dripping down poor Yuka's inner thighs.]]* The protagonist does this to Miren in ''Kimihagu''.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Web Comics]]* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}''** [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff500/fv00430.htm Winston picks up Florence]], so she doesn't have to walk on her injured leg.** [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff400/fv00363.htm An earlier example]] also has a near instance of PietaPlagiarism.* [[http://dream-scar.net/?id=177 Kou carries Vix]] like this in ''Webcomic/DreamScar''.* [[http://thinkbeforeyouthink.net/?comic=20120622-a-battle-of-heroes Brian carries Sarah]] like this after she's been drugged in ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink''.* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/view.php?date=2008-11-30 Slick while carrying Monique away from all the soulless materialism--to home, also infected by this.]]** Parodied in some other pages where Slick carries Monique but has to put her down and rest.* There's a heartbreaking one in ''Webcomic/{{Pacificators}}''. Big brother Austin does this with his [[http://www.sailorenergy.net/MangaPacificators2/MangaPacisV04n224.html little sister Amanda]], [[spoiler:who is dead]].* ''Webcomic/DangerouslyChloe'' had the [[HornyDevils succubus]] protagonist carry her sort-of-boyfriend during their "[[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/i_was_wrong daring escape in the air]]", to his [[FlightOfRomance giddy delight]]. Which covers both "strength" part (it was [[Webcomic/EerieCuties already established]] that succubi use ThePowerOfLove [[http://www.eeriecuties.com/strips-ec/it_just_got_wronger in various ways]]) and [[spoiler:"clumsy [[http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/morning_already head-bonking]]" part]].* Averted in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Faced with a high-gravity environment, Tagon stretches out his arms to offer a ride to an unarmored female character this way. The female, being a scientist, declines--noting that while Tagon may be wearing PoweredArmor, she'd be unprotected from the obvious effects of pressing against metal arms at increased gravity.* Gender-switched in ''Webcomic/YetAnotherFantasyGamerComic'' with [[http://yafgc.net/comic/2190-a-kings-duty/ Nephilia carrying Wolf]] after their wedding.* ''Webcomic/{{Waterworks}}'': [[http://mspfanventures.com/?adv=43&id=506 Slick carries Connie this way]] as they are heading to an elevator. * In ''Webcomic/AvasDemon'', [[http://www.avasdemon.com/pages.php?page=0240 Gil carries Ava like this.]]* In ''Webcomic/QuentynQuinnSpaceRanger'', [[http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00096.html carrying half the assassin (she was a symbiote)]] during the AfterActionHealingDrama.* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'':** When Agatha is still reeling from being knocked out but she and Tarvek are in a hurry she orders him to carry her this way.** After [[spoiler: Zeetha]] is stabbed through the chest [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20110208 Higgs carries her to Mama Gkika's with an arm under her legs and her arm over one of his shoulders, which she eventually moves to a near one armed hug.]]** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120622 Tarvek picks up the heavily wounded Ruxala with an arm behind her back and another under her knees to carry her out of a crashed and burning airship.]]** [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20160321 Gil carries Tarvek to a bed after the later passes out with an arm under his knees and the other supporting his back.]]* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', when Hedge [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-11-04 carries Elliot away]] to The Nest after subduing him, he does so using this carry instead of the OverTheShoulderCarry as would be expected of a typical antagonist in that situation. While choosing this carry over the other one does ''not'' have the usual connotations, in this case, it ''is'' one of the clues that Hedge is not actually evil and doesn't actually have malicious intentions toward Elliot.* [[TheCaptain Walter]] from ''Webcomic/DubiousCompany'' has an [[NotWhatItLooksLike awkward]] [[ICanExplain moment]] with his crew when he is caught doing this with [[UnresolvedSexualTension Tiren]] while shirtless. [[WingedHumanoid He]] was just trying to escape the QuirkyMinibossSquad.** Tiren's LuminescentBlush and Walter [[SomethingElseAlsoRises folding up]] his wings didn't help either.* In ''Webcomic/{{Plume}}'', [[http://plumecomic.com/?id=24 Corrick picks up Vesper]] after she falls into a frozen lake. * ''Webcomic/CucumberQuest''** In one Q&A, Cucumber makes an offhand remark that if she's the hero, Almond would have to carry him. [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder She obliges]].** Commander Caboodle carries off Nautilus after saving her from Rosemaster's execution.* In ''WebComic/YumisCells'', when Yum collapses with a fever, Woong carries her to the hospital like this. Even thinking "Carry my princess!"* When Lydia falls asleep watching ''Film/TheExorcist'' in ''Webcomic/CobwebAndStripes'', Betelgeuse carries her to her bedroom in this fashion.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]* ''WesternAnimation/CaspersScareSchool'': In "Our Boy Wolfie", a man carries his girlfriend like this as they run away from Wolfie.* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': Jimmy carries a prostitute in "Erection Day" complete with Music/JoeCocker song.* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''** In ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' episode "Auto Berserk", Inferno carries his friend Red Alert out of a burning building in this manner. ** Silverbolt carries Blackarachnia this way while approaching the Ark in the ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' episode "The Agenda, Part Three".* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''** Parodied:--->'''Homer:''' I'm going to the back seat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES!** Parodied again in a flashback when he tries to carry a very heavily pregnant Marge over the threshold and does his back in.* ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'': Sadlygrove carries Evangelyne this way thrice: on their very first encounter in episode 2, then in Eva's dream in episode 20, and again for real in episode 24 after he saves her from [[TentacleRope Desherboss]].* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'': Kid Flash rescues Artemis from firing tanks in "Bereft" and carries her like this.* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': Pepe Le Pew carries Penelope like this when she faints from exhaustion in "Little Beau Pepe".** Another cartoon had Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd get married (ItMakesSenseInContext) and Bugs carries a bridal gown-clad Elmer over the threshold, only to drop him off a cliff.* {{Gender inverted|Trope}} in the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaWorldTour'' episode "Slap Slap Revolution" where [[GenkiGirl Izzy]] is seen carrying Noah around in this style after accidentally injuring him in a previous scene. True to his NonActionSnarker status, Noah is perfectly fine with being carried and none of the other contestants comment on the two.** Invoked in the wedding-themed "Niagara Brawls".* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski'': Brad pulls off a literal version of this in "Bwar and Peace", where he's seen carrying his Viking bride around after their wedding.-->'''Brad:''' [[MadLibsCatchphrase Yeah husband!]]* Gender reversal in a flashback scene in ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' when newlyweds Oskar and Suzie are moving into the boarding house, Suzie was the one carrying Oskar.* In the ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' episode "Flirty Birdy" a male eagle does this to a crossdressing Tom at one point.* ''WesternAnimation/TheLastAirbender: Aang actually does this to Katara in the first episode when jumping out of the Fire Navy ship despite Katara being [[OneHeadTaller a head taller than him]] though Aang did have to bend his knees to support her. ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Mako does this for Korra after [[spoiler:she escapes from being held captive by Tarrlok and from almost being captured again by Amon]]. Done again later [[spoiler:in a frantic attempt to escape Amon after Korra gets [[DePower De-bended]] by him]].*** This is one time occurrence and Korra usually is one [[EffortlessAmazonianLift lifting]] people around. * In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' special "Smurfily Ever After", when Smurfette imagines herself being married to Hefty, he carries her in a jog through the village to his house. Smurfette asks if he's doing this because he's so eager to be alone with her, and Hefty says he's doing this because it's good exercise.* In one of the opening sequences for the ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' of TheNineties, Spider-Man is seen carrying Harry Osborn twice like this.* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman'', Superman lifts ComicBook/LoisLane and ComicBook/JimmyOlsen under the knees and back when rescuing them.* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', the title hero does this with Sam in the series finale after they had finally become a couple.* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Goliath usually carries Elisa like this during the course of the series when she travels with the Manhattan Clan by air.* In ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'', Rick carries Morty's deactivated sexbot back to his lab in this way.* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' Bebop and Rocksteady sometimes carried April O'Neil like this when they kidnapped her, and one of the turtles would do this to her if they caught her after she fell from a high place.* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' Donatello is shown carrying Leonardo this way during a nightmare sequence in the Wacky World of Wyrm.* In ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatAm'' Sonic frequently carries Sally in this fashion when they escape from danger.* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' episode "The End Part 1", Cyborg carries Raven this way as the team brings her to a safe room.* In ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack does this to Ashi in episode 4 of season 5 while they are trapped in a creature.* A gender-inverted one happens with Sarah and Jimmy from the ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' when the former carries the latter in the episode "Urban Ed."[[/folder]]----